12 Crude oil and natural gas production is spread across the state, and each fossil fuel is produced alone or together in 21 of Wyoming's 23 counties. 10, 11 Coal is mined primarily in the northeastern part of the state in the Powder River Basin. Mining and oil and natural gas extraction are major contributors to Wyoming's gross domestic product (GDP) and tax revenue. 8 National parks, including Yellowstone and Grand Teton, and national monuments like Devils Tower and Fossil Butte, as well as the Wind River and Bighorn mountain ranges, help make tourism one of Wyoming's major industries. The state's record high is 114☏ in the Big Horn Basin in 1900, and the record low is 66☏ below zero in Yellowstone National Park in 1933. The high elevations give Wyoming a cool climate overall, but temperatures can be extreme. The state's mountains, which form part of the Continental Divide, channel weather-and often fierce winds-across wide plains. Wyoming's lowest elevation is more than half a mile above sea level, and its mountain peaks are more than two miles high. It also produces more natural gas from federal leases than any other state and the second-highest amount of crude oil from onshore federal leases. 5 Wyoming is the nation's largest coal-producing state.
4 Wyoming produces 13 times more energy than it consumes, making it the second-biggest net energy supplier among the states after Texas. 1, 2, 3 Wyoming has the smallest population of any state, and only Alaska has fewer residents per square mile. Wyoming is a major producer of coal, crude oil, and natural gas-the fossil fuels that were created from the remains of life in the ancient seas that covered the state many millions of years ago. Wyoming produces 13 times more energy than it consumes, making it the second-biggest net energy supplier among the states.
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